THERE are now record numbers of police on the streets of Teesside.
And the chairman of Cleveland Police Authority has pledged to increase the numbers further.
Councillor Dave McLuckie said the police authority would "continue the drive to deliver first-class services fit to meet the challenge of 21st Century policing".
At the end of March, there were 1,726 officers in the Cleveland force.
Coun McLuckie said Cleveland now had its highest number of officers. He said: "Next year, we will put even more officers on the streets, and that's a promise."
He said that the turnaround following its £7m financial deficit three years ago was nothing short of a miracle.
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